January 2009

Imagine someone you trust.  It is your friend, a mentor, or maybe a family member.  Imagine  that person robbing you of everything...... The latest name in the fallout is Carl Shapiro, a 95 year old friend and mentor, who gave Madoff $250 million to invest.  The depth and gaul of this individual astounds me every day I open up the paper, but Dunstan Prial (our senior dotcom reporter) and I ... read more

I can't believe I am thinking and writing this, but I actualy believe after today's developments in the Bernie Madoff case, that it would serve everyone involved best if he cuts a deal on the criminal side. We found out through Adam Shapiro that not only are prosectors discussing a plea deal, but that these discussions have been ongoing.  Madoff is 70 years old, and if he gets what is expected ... read more

I have been gone over a week as I decided to head out for my usual trip to the Sundance Film Festival. I've been taking this trip with friends from San Francisco for several years, and except for missing last year due to a certain business channel launch, I haven't missed a festival. My return was quite the disappointment. First, the down economy was front and center this year. Usually there ... read more

Yesterday, President Obama met with 13 CEO's to discuss his stimulus package.  It was an eclectic group:  leaders from IBM, Eastman Kodak, Motorola, Xerox, and Google. Eric Schmidt spoke with us from the White House lawn about the meeting.  He supports the stimulus but not a Yahoo-Microsoft merger. CC read more

  My hometown team, the Arizona Cardinals could possibly make history this weekend, and win their first Super Bowl ever. When I was back in Phoenix for my Opportunity in America: My Hometown series, I interviewed Michael Bidwell, the President of the team (his father is still officially the Chairman, but Michael seems to be running the show). I've spoken to Michael since then, and I really ... read more